Best Time to Drive from Boston to Concord

Right now (3:48 am EDT): about 31 minutes via MA-2 West, usually 29 at this time.

Only 44% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Boston to Concord by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	41	47	42	36	33	35	35	38	49	52	50	41	32	31	31
Tue	29	32	45	53	52	45	37	35	34	40	54	58	60	50	35	31	31
Wed	29	31	42	52	51	44	38	35	35	42	56	59	61	49	36	32	32
Thu	29	31	43	50	49	42	36	35	36	43	58	60	63	52	37	32	32
Fri	29	30	36	39	36	35	36	37	40	49	60	57	50	42	36	32	31
Sat	29	28	29	30	31	34	36	38	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	32	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	32	33	36	37	36	36	36	34	33	33	32	31

About this drive

On weekdays the 19-mile drive from Boston to Concord (via MA-2 West) usually takes as little as 29 minutes and up to 63 minutes, when leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 37 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 1 pm on Saturdays (39 minutes).

About 13 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 6 miles surface streets (11 to 32 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Boston to central Concord along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Boston to Concord?

On weekdays, leave before 6:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 29 minutes then, versus up to 63 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Boston to Concord?

The 19-mile drive usually takes 29 to 63 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 37 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Boston to Concord?

Leaving around 5 pm on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 63 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	41	47	42	36	33	35	35	38	49	52	50	41	32	31	31
Tue	29	32	45	53	52	45	37	35	34	40	54	58	60	50	35	31	31
Wed	29	31	42	52	51	44	38	35	35	42	56	59	61	49	36	32	32
Thu	29	31	43	50	49	42	36	35	36	43	58	60	63	52	37	32	32
Fri	29	30	36	39	36	35	36	37	40	49	60	57	50	42	36	32	31
Sat	29	28	29	30	31	34	36	38	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	32	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	32	33	36	37	36	36	36	34	33	33	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	41	47	42	36	33	35	35	38	49	52	50	41	32	31	31
Tue	29	32	45	53	52	45	37	35	34	40	54	58	60	50	35	31	31
Wed	29	31	42	52	51	44	38	35	35	42	56	59	61	49	36	32	32
Thu	29	31	43	50	49	42	36	35	36	43	58	60	63	52	37	32	32
Fri	29	30	36	39	36	35	36	37	40	49	60	57	50	42	36	32	31
Sat	29	28	29	30	31	34	36	38	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	32	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	32	33	36	37	36	36	36	34	33	33	32	31

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	29	31	41	47	42	36	33	35	35	38	49	52	50	41	32	31	31
Tue	29	32	45	53	52	45	37	35	34	40	54	58	60	50	35	31	31
Wed	29	31	42	52	51	44	38	35	35	42	56	59	61	49	36	32	32
Thu	29	31	43	50	49	42	36	35	36	43	58	60	63	52	37	32	32
Fri	29	30	36	39	36	35	36	37	40	49	60	57	50	42	36	32	31
Sat	29	28	29	30	31	34	36	38	39	38	38	37	36	35	34	32	31
Sun	29	29	29	29	29	32	33	36	37	36	36	36	34	33	33	32	31